Dr. Hanna Sykulska Lawrence

Biography

Hanna Sykulska-Lawrence is an Associate Professor in the Astronautics Group at the University of Southampton. She studied Engineering Science at the University of Oxford and completed her PhD in Electrical Engineering at Imperial College London in 2009. Following her doctoral studies, she returned to Oxford, where she joined the Physics Department and was awarded the Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship. In 2017, she joined the University of Southampton as a Lecturer in the Astronautics Group, leading several projects focused on the miniaturization of scientific instrumentation for in-situ planetary studies. Her research interests delve into the development of a miniature wideband radiometer and Raman spectrometers designed for exploration of planetary atmospheres, including projects targeting Jupiter’s moon Europa. She has previously worked on miniaturizing various sensors for planetary exploration, including a wind sensor for Mars and micromachined bolometer detector arrays for lunar missions. Notably, she contributed to the design and operation of microscopes used in NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in 2007. Hanna has also received the NASA Group Achievement Award in 2009 for her contributions to space research.

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